Plus Ultra A343 over Atlantic on Nov 14th 2023, engine trouble

Last Update: November 16, 2023 / 20:55:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 14, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine trouble

Airline
Plus Ultra Lineas Aereas

Flight number
CU-471

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Destination
Santiago, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
EC-MQM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

A Plus Ultra Lineas Aereas Airbus A340-300 on behalf of Cubana de Aviacion, registration EC-MQM performing flight CU-471 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Santiago (Cuba), was enroute at FL340 over the Atlantic Ocean about 320nm west of Lisbon (Portugal) when the crew decided to turn around and return to Madrid reporting a problem with one of their engines (CFM56). The aircraft landed safely back on Madrid's runway 18R about 3.5 hours after departure.

The aircraft returned to service performing flight CU-471 about 22 hours after landing back in Madrid.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 14, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine trouble

Airline
Plus Ultra Lineas Aereas

Flight number
CU-471

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Destination
Santiago, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
EC-MQM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

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